As much as I distrust these devices, the term “record” here implies the cloud-based transmission thing it does after hearing the wakeword.<p>It “records” all sound 24/7 to listen for the wakeword(s), naturally. It is just then discarded if one is not detected.<p>I understand they just added different wakewords (like smoke alarm sounds). I do not think it was streaming audio offsite 24/7, which is what this headline implies.<p>Headline is a bit misleading.
I have one always disconnected on my desk.<p>After the first couple of days of newness it just didn't provide much value to justify sucking electricty for me
For some reason I can't explain, an unplugged Google Home turned out to be one of my 1yo son's favourite toys. This luckily prevented me from using it for months. :)